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Aid. Clough-Then that would include all
kinds of city work, such as paving, laying
water pipe and bridge building?
Aid. L'Herault-l do not think that would
be practicable, because / can not see how
you are. going to build a bridge by the day.
Therefore would amend the resolution by
inserting the words las far as practicable
after the words where manual labor is en-
ployed:" That will cover the whole ground.
Aid. Dwyer-By the recent election of Dem
ocrats to the council il seems TO me that the
people of Minneapolis want the contract
system abolished us that was in our plat
form, and we are bound TO live up TO it. The
only way we can see the eight-hour law en-
forced is TO abolish the contract system.
Aid. Clough-I do not see how the passage
of this ordinance will have that effect But
If 1t will shall vote against it, first last and
all times. l was elected to work for the in
tereSts of this city, and am going TO do it.
Aid. Reeves second the motion of Aid.
l. Herault TO insert the words wherever
practicable" There are taxpayers in Mime
apolis who have informed their representa-
yves that they want 10 see the city work done
by contract in some eases, and their wishes
certainly should have some weight.
Aid. Clough-I would favor Aid. L'Her-
aults motion, but l will never favor an or
hours when they want TO work ten. There
Is something i'll the resolution 90
not understand fully. l want to see
all men work ten hours, but would
vote for the ordinance in case it had moth
ing to do with the eight-hour business
Then, as understand things, the council has
the right to say how work shall be done on
the streets in my ward, and the alderman
from the ward nothing TO say,
city Attorney Smith-The alderman or the
council as body has nothing to do in the
matter The street commissioner is the one
who has the say in the matter.
Aid. Clough-We do not know that ii is
practicable to have our street work done by
how sensible
man can say that il is, Aid. Dwyer. OF
course we can get il done by the day, but at q
cost of one-third more than by contract. IT
TINS ordinance is passed, as understand 1t,
work his men eight hours and no more, would
he not?
City Attorney Smith-Not any more than
at present.
Aid. Dwyer-My intention in introducing
this resolution was to enforce the eight hour
law, and that alone.
An lll-natured remark by Aid. Clough to
the effect that Aid. DWyer was trying to stir
up trouble among the wOrkingmen provoked
a smile, and discussion followed in regard
to the number of hours the men in the vari-
Gus wards were working.
AID. Cloutier-With the amendment i'll the
resolution it leaves the law just as it is at
present. and don't see any sense in intro
ducing this resolution.
Neither do T. chimed in AID. Clough,
'and want to say right here, Aid. Dwyer,
that you can't force us in our ward to work
eight hours"
Neither can you force me to vote for high
license" replied Aid. Dwyer
A vote on the amendment resulted in favor
of it. and another discussion euSued in re-
gard TO the whole resolution.
Aid. McArdle moved that the resolution be
ADOPTED and reported favorably to the coun-
ell. The motion was carried, with only two
voting against it, Aid. Clough and Nichols.
The committee then adjourned.